{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lee Minshull | image = Lee Minshull 14-04-2012 1.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Minshull playing for Newport County in 2012 | fullname = Lee Benjamin Minshull<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/the-football-league-retained-and-released-list-2491522.aspx |title=The Football League Retained List |publisher=The Football League |date=8 July 2015 |accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|11|df=y}}<ref name="AFC Wimbledon 1st Team Squad">{{cite web | url=http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/players.php?squad=1&Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&player_id=1888&position= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012194628/http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/players.php?squad=1&Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&player_id=1888&position= | title=AFC Wimbledon 1st Team Squad |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |archivedate=12 October 2011}}</ref> | birth_place = Chatham, England<ref name="AFC Wimbledon 1st Team Squad"/> | height = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2002–2004 | years2 = 2004–2009 | years3 = 2005 | years4 = 2009–2010 | years5 = 2010–2012 | years6 = 2012 | years7 = 2012–2015 | years8 = 2015–2017 | years9 = 2017–2018 | years10 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = Sittingbourne | clubs2 = Ramsgate | clubs3 = → Deal Town (loan) | clubs4 = Tonbridge Angels | clubs5 = AFC Wimbledon | clubs6 = → Newport County (loan) | clubs7 = Newport County | clubs8 = Bromley | clubs9 = Leatherhead | clubs10 = Concord Rangers | caps1 = | caps2 = 92 | caps3 = 8 | caps4 = 40 | caps5 = 20 | caps6 = 17 | caps7 = 116 | goals1 = | goals2 = 11 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 17 | goals5 = 2 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 13 | caps8 = 60 | goals8 = 3 | caps9 = 37 | goals9 = 3 | caps10 = 40 | goals10 = 2 | totalcaps = 430 | totalgoals = 52 }} '''Lee Benjamin Minshull''' (born 11 November 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
==Career== Born in Chatham, Kent, Minshull played for Charlton Athletic School of Excellence as a youngster. He began his senior career with Ramsgate before moving to Tonbridge Angels in 2009. He played 40 times in the 2009–10 season; scoring 17 goals, making him the club's second top scorer for that season.<ref name="AFC Wimbledon 1st Team Squad"/> In 2010, he left Tonbridge to join Conference Premier side AFC Wimbledon.<ref name="AFC Wimbledon 1st Team Squad"/> He made his Football League debut for Wimbledon on 6 August 2011, in a 3–2 defeat to Bristol Rovers.<ref name="AFC Wimbledon 2 – 3 Bristol Rovers">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14351943 | title=AFC Wimbledon 2 – 3 Bristol Rovers | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=6 August 2011 | date=6 August 2011}}</ref>
In January 2012, Minshull joined Newport County on loan. On 12 May 2012, he played for Newport in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18017573 2012 FA Trophy final]</ref> In May 2012 Minshull was released by Wimbledon at the end of his contract and subsequently joined Newport County on a permanent contract.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.london24.com/sport/jamie_stuart_chris_bush_fraser_franks_gareth_gwillim_brett_johnson_reece_jones_ricky_wellard_kieran_djililali_and_jack_turner_have_all_left_the_club_afc_wimbledon_release_transfer_news_1_1372051 |title=AFC Wimbledon release nine players |date=8 May 2012 |accessdate=9 May 2012 |location=London |work=London 24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528095909/http://www.london24.com/sport/jamie_stuart_chris_bush_fraser_franks_gareth_gwillim_brett_johnson_reece_jones_ricky_wellard_kieran_djililali_and_jack_turner_have_all_left_the_club_afc_wimbledon_release_transfer_news_1_1372051 |archivedate=28 May 2012 }}</ref> In the 2012–13 season he was part of the Newport team that finished 3rd in the league, reaching the Conference Premier play-offs. Newport County won the playoff final versus Wrexham at Wembley Stadium 2–0 to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence with promotion to Football League Two.<ref name="Wrexham 0-2 Newport">{{Cite news | first = Dewi | last = Hughes | title = Wrexham 0–2 Newport | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22335600 | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 5 May 2013 | access-date = 5 May 2013}}</ref>
Minshull was released by Newport in May 2015 at the end of his contract.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32703882 Newport players released]</ref> On 27 May 2015, he joined National League club Bromley.<ref>[http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/12965705.Lee_Minshull_and_Max_Porter_seal_deal_to_join_Bromley_in_the_Conference/ Porter joins Bromley]</ref> Following two seasons at the club, in which he became a fans' favourite, Minshull left Bromley to pursue a part-time career in football.<ref>{{cite web|title= Daniel Johnson and George Porter sign new deal at Hayes Lane|url=http://www.bromleyfc.tv/site/daniel-johnson-and-george-porter-signs-new-deal-at-hayes-lane/|author=Bromley Football Club|publisher=Bromley F.C.|date=10 May 2017|accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref>
On 16 May 2018, following a spell at Leatherhead, Minshull joined Concord Rangers on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Minshull signs |url=http://www.concordrangers.co.uk/lee-minshull-signs/ |publisher=Concord Rangers Official Site |date=16 May 2018|accessdate=16 May 2018}}</ref>
In June 2020, Minshull announced his retirement from football, continuing on with Concord Rangers in the role of assistant manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concordrangers.co.uk/lee-minshull-retires-and-continues-as-assistant-manager/|title=Lee Minshull Retires and Continues as Assistant to the Manager|website=concordranegrs.co.uk|date=11 June 2020|accessdate=13 October 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Minshull worked as a quantity surveyor prior to move into full-time football with AFC Wimbledon,<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newport-county-putting-west-brom-5778490|title=Newport County putting West Brom to the back of their minds at Dagenham and Redbridge|publisher=Wales Online|last=Tucker|first=Steve|date=24 August 2013|accessdate=28 December 2025}}</ref> returning to this career after his retirement from football.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/sport/lee-minshull-a-foot-in-both-camps-297963/|title=Former midfielder Lee Minshull shares memories of his years with Ramsgate and AFC Wimbledon before their FA Cup second-round clash at Plough Lane|publisher=Kent Online|last=Tucker|first=Craig|date=3 December 2023|accessdate=28 December 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|6 August 2011.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other<ref>Other includes Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Local Cups and all other cups.</ref> !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Ramsgate |2005–06 |6||1||?||?||?||?||?||?||6||1 |- |2006–07 |30||5||?||?||?||?||?||?||30||5 |- |2007–08 |37||3||?||?||?||?||?||?||37||3 |- |2008–09 |16||2||?||?||?||?||?||?||16||2 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Tonbridge Angels |2009–10<ref name="Lee Minshull Stats"/> |40||17||0||0||0||0||0||0||40||17 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|AFC Wimbledon |2010–11<ref name="Lee Minshull Stats">{{cite web | url=http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/players.php?Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&apps=1&player_id=1888&squad=1&position=Midfielder | title=Lee Minshull Stats | work=AFC Wimbledon | accessdate=6 August 2011}} {{dead link|date=January 2014}}</ref> |19||2||2||1||0||0||1||0||22||3 |- |2011–12<ref name="Lee Minshull Stats"/> |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !Total !20!!2!!2!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!23!!3 |- !colspan="2"|Career totals !60!!19!!2!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!63!!20 |}
==Personal life== Minshull is in a relationship with Kelcie, the daughter of international referee Ian John-Lewis. Minshull put his full-time career as a quantity surveyor on hold to play full-time football for AFC Wimbledon after their promotion to the Football League in 2011.<ref name="AFC Wimbledon 1st Team Squad"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Lee Minshull}} *{{Soccerbase}}
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